Funding and Acquisitions: App store infrastructure developer Cellmania acquired by Research In Motion

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: RIM acquires Cellmania in bid to revive its app store (via DealsBeat) Food-guide site Foodspotting…

14 years ago

Acquisitions–a better startup exit strategy?

Late last week, Facebook quietly acquired location “check-in” service startup Hot Potato—no doubt an addition to its recently launched Places…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: Brand Affinity Technologies raises round for matching ad campaigns with celeb endorsements

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Brand Affinity Technologies Raises $20M To Match Celebs With Endorsement Deals (via TechCrunch) Moonfruit secures $2.25m…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisition: Cloud computing, apps, and digital textbook sectors continue to garner big money

Today’s funding and acquisition roundup: Nimbula Raises Another $15 Million in Funding (via gigaom) With AppStores Hot, PocketGear Gets a $15…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: Textbook rental site Chegg acquires CourseRank; Intel buys McAfee (does anyone use McAfee anymore?)

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Chegg’s First Acquisition: CourseRank (via TechCrunch) Intel to Buy McAfee for $7.68B to Secure Its Growth…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: Software firm Phoenix Technologies gets snapped up for $139 million

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Private Investment Firm Buys Phoenix Technologies For $139 Million (via TechCrunch) SI-BONE raises $10.6M to minimize…

14 years ago

Q&A with Local Bigwig founder and CEO Ray Madronio

 As a follow-up to his company pitch (LocalBigwig: 8/9/10), StartUp Beat reconnected with Local Bigwig founder Ray Madronio, the company’s…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: Robotics company that makes “hat”-wearing automated lawnmowers raises $4.5 million; HP snaps up Fortify for undisclosed amount

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Precise Path Robotics, Purveyor Of Hat-Wearing Lawn Mowing Robots, Raises $4.5 Million (via TechCrunch) HP Acquires…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: Facebook makes another small startup acquisition

Today’s funding and acquisition roundup: Exclusive: Facebook Snaps Up Chai Labs (via AllThingsDigital) Shape Up The Nation lands $5M to…

14 years ago

Moore’s Law and mobile innovation

Perhaps the most dynamic area of innovation and opportunity in tech is the mobile sector—especially content and applications for the…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: More big money for the algae biz

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: PetroAlgae chances weak green IPO market with $200M filing (via GreenBeat) CloudCrowd Raises $5.1 Million…

14 years ago

Funding and Acquisitions: GreenVolts raises $7.5 million for new solar power plant; Omidyar Network bets $5 million on micro-finance firm Kiva

Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Solar concentration firm GreenVolts grabs $7.5M for power plant (via DealsBeat) Kiva banks $5M grant…

14 years ago